ROARS Net Awards 2024: Details from ROARS Chairman Peter Gavin: 31st March 2024
“It is with pleasure that I am able to announce the members who have attended the Thursday Net for 20 or more times this year from April 2023 to March 2024.
Mike M6MPC is obviously top of the list as our net controller. Many thanks for your efforts during the year Mike it is very much appreciated by all of us.
Four additional members have made the list this year despite variable conditions.
Top of the participants again and the clear leader who joined every Net this year!
Tim Strickland/ G4EOA with 48 Nets
Tim G4EOA 48
Ken GW3VVL 39
Peter M0URL 37
Robin G3OGP 33
Ian G4KJD 33
Tom EI3ER 27
Bill G0ELZ 25
John MW0JWW 23
Mike G3GMS 22
Mike EI3KO 22
Colin MW0UTT 20
Thanks to everyone who joined the Nets during the year.
Participation Certificates will be presented at the AGM and mailed to those not present.
Main ROARS Net on Thursdays
This takes place every Thursday night at 19.00 local on 3507kHz or 7017 Khz and is run by our Web Meister Mike Carter M6MPC. Each person that calls in will be given a QRY number. The net starts with Tintwhistle weather followed by a passage from the Maritime Union Magazine in Dutch and English plus a block of mixed 5-digit code groups. Then Mike sets the members three questions appertaining to our time at sea. Each member is then called in turn to give their weather, answers to the questions and any other pertinent information. If conditions on 3507kHz/7017Khz for the weekly Thursday 19.00 net are very poor such as long skip where no UK stations are readable then Mike M6MPC will revert to Top Band 1827kHz and call there. Check on WhatsApp Group before sked for QRG changes
ROARS Rag Chew Sked on Tuesdays
The following sked is to encourage more members to go on the air for a leisurely CW chat as we used to do during a slack watch at sea. This will provide an on-air meeting place and time to connect with colleagues/friends. Please note that this is not really a Net as there will be no Net Controller. As a matter of courtesy, QSOs should proceed at the speed of the slower operator. Once a QSO is established please QSY Up or down to make room for others to make a call.
SKED DETAIL Tuesdays 1000 – 1100 Local time. Call Freqs: 3538/3565 kHz or 7017 kHz. Call format: CQ ROA DE MYCALL. Exchange: RST + Op Name + QSY +/- kHz. Call Speed: What you are comfortable with. (Speed of slower Operator) Topics: Your choice of Topic. So, Lads roll up your sleeves, dust down those keys and light up the airwaves with your CW QSOs!
Peter/M0URL
Mike/M6MPC
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Net report for Thursday 18 April from Mike Carter
Conditions very good again tonight, all signals 599 or 599 Plus.
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay/GCC
M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
MW0UTT Colin fm Llanfair
PA3KGR Tiel fm Pijnacker
Ei3ER Tom fm Galway
MW0JWW John fm Fishguard
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, then another in English diff subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO YUR bdn SUP where from, where to? (Rijeka Croatia to Port Said)
Q2 – Shaw Saville vessels Southern Cross and Northern Star had what sort of funnel? ( Twin funnels down aft )
Q3 – Where was the normal and most safe place for a radio room aboard ships? ( Behind the Bridge top deck)
Some good and some not so good answers tonight.
Net report for Thursday 11 April from Mike Carter
Conditions quite good tonight, but some QSB also.
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay/GCC
M0URL Peter fm Yateley
MW0UTT Colin fm Llanfair
G4KJD Ian fm Ashill Somerset
EI3KO Mike fm Limerick
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Navigational warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent a Joke from over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO 4PB bnd VWM where from, where to? (Colombo to Madras)
Q2 – Your ship TX aerials, also used for RX? (on some ships yes, but never on the ones I sailed on)
Q3 – Manila, the Capital of the Philippines, is on what Island? (Luzon)
Only a few good answers tonight. Memories a bit vague tonight!
Net report for Thursday 04 April from Mike Carter
Very good signals tonight most over 599. It’s a different ball game using 7 mc/s!
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
G4KJD Ian fm Ashill Somerset
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
G0CHV Mike fm Morecambe
GW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green Wales
M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants.
MW0JWW John fm Fishguard
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay/GCC
PA3KGR Tiel fm Pijnacker
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, and another in English diff Subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO OXJ bnd TFA where from where to? (Torshavn/Faroes)
Q2 – What was the maximum permitted power on 2 mc/s R/T? (250 watts for UK ships)
Q3 – When round the UK Coast between 0900 to 1700, what 2 mc/s R/T frequencies did you call an MF coast Station on, and receive on another? (2381 kc/s and 1792 Kc/s)
A few memory lapses tonight on Q2 and Q3, otherwise, ok.
Net report for Thursday 28 March from Mike Carter
Good conditions again tonight except for a deaf Russian coming on top of us. QSY a little, no further bother.
on tonight’s Net were the following :-
G4KJD Ian fm Ashill Somerset
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
GW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green Wales
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
PA3KGR Tiel fm Pijnacker
MW0JWW John fm Fishguard
MW0UTT Colin fm Llanfair
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay/GCC
EI3KO Mike fm Limerick (No reply to my call)
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC in Dutch fm Union Mag “Telegraph” in Dutch, then another in English diff subject
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke out of over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions:-
Q1 – You are QTO KHK bnd KFS where from, where to? (Hawaii to SanFrancisco
Q2 – In our time at sea, what 2 firms started container ships? (ACL and OCL)
Q3 – What was the main W/T radio station in Queensland OZ? (Townsville/VIT) this could be wrong as I know he had 500 kc/s, not sure about the others e.g. VIB,VIK.
Good turnout tonight, and good answers together with all Signals above 599.
Net report for Thursday 21 March from Mike Carter
Good signals again tonight although we had a deaf Russian who came on top of me sending without asking QRL? (Pratt), had to QSY up 400 c/s eventually!
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
G4KGD Ian fm Ashill Somerset
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay/GCC
EI3ER Tom fm Galway
EI3KO Mike fm Limerick (Didn’t reply when called)
MW0JWW John fm Fishguard
GW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green Wales
M7RVD Warren fm Churchill Somerset
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke out of over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO VIP bnd JCS where from, where to? (Freemantle/Perth to Tokyo Bay/Yokohama/ Kawasaki etc.
Q2 – what material is a ships propeller made of? (Phosphor Bronze)
Q3 – You are sailing up the West Coast of south America towards Panama Canal. Off Ecuador, what islands, unseen, are
on your port side? (Galapagos Islands, owned by Ecuador)
Some very good answers tonight, so memories still intact!
Net report for Thursday 14 March from Mike Carter
Tonight, 2 weeks in a row, very good signals all round using 7017 kc/s again.
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
GW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green Wales
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
G3OGP Robin fm Billingshurst Sussex
M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants
G4KJD Ian fm Ashill Somerset
G0CHV Mike fm Morecambe
EI3ER Tom fm Galway
EI3KO Mike fm Limerick
G3GMS Mike fm Whitley Bay/GCC
Sent Tintwistle WX
Sent QTC fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke out of over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO XVS bnd XSG where from where to? (Saigon to Shanghai)
Q2 – What part of your ship is susceptible to flooding? ( in my experience, it’s the Fcsle – Anchor/Paint lockers)
Q3 – What group of islands in South Caribbean, have Barbados to the east? (Windward Islands)
Some good answers tonight, memories intact!
Net report for Thursday 7 March from Mike Carter
Signals very good all round tonight as we used 7017 kc/s for a change.
On tonight’s Net were the following :-
G4KJD Ian fm Ashill Somerset
G4EOA Tim fm Hastings
GW3VVL Ken fm Crew Green Wales
M0URL Peter fm Yateley Hants
PA3KGR Tiel fm Pijnacker
EI3ER Tom fm Galway
EI3KO Mike fm Limerick
Sent Tintwistle
Sent QTC in Dutch and another diff subject fm Union Mag “Telegraph”
Sent Navigational Warning
Sent some mixed code
Sent Joke fm Over 70’s Joke Book
3 Questions :-
Q1 – You are QTO OXZ bnd DHS where from where to? (Copenhagen to Ruegen Germany)
Q2 – Tankers coming up English Channel have to what? before going to Europort? (Report their Draught or if VLCC
be lightened by smaller tanker in Lyme Bay Devon first.
Q3 – Going East to West across Capetown Bay, what small island is on your starboard side? (Robben Island)
